The FY16 Rapid Response Incentive Program was well received by our institutions with 16 proposals submitted from a total of 11 community colleges seeking more than double the amount in available grant funds. This year’s proposals nearly tripled the number of proposals we received last year. Out of the 16 proposals, eight were selected for awards totaling $500,000.
Community College | Program | Industry Sector | Award | Scope of Impact | Project Abstract | |
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Numbers Served | Worker Status | |||||
Holyoke Community College |
Culinary Workforce Initiative | Hospitality | $75,00 | 90 | Incumbent New & Displaced | Short term, workforce readiness and skills training to meet the present and rapidly growing demand for culinary staff in the hospitality industry. |
Springfield Technical Community College |
Direct Healthcare Initiative | Allied Health | $58,548 | 30 15 |
Incumbent New |
Certified Nursing Assistant training to increase employee retention rates and improve continuity of patient care. |
Mount Wachusett Community College |
Dixie Consumer Products | Manufacturing | $63,740 | 30 | Incumbent | Training of newly hired staff in basic language skills (ESL) and iPad skills to operate key equipment. |
Mount Wachusett Community College |
Rocheleau Tool & Die Skills Gap Training | Manufacturing | $28,634 | 47 | Incumbent | Skills gap training in forklift operation, OSHA safety and Excel - to meet company growth. |
North Shore Community College |
Lynn Community Health Center | Allied Health | $64,208 | 16-24 ESOL & 90 Excel | Incumbent | Two training programs, ESOL & Excel, for incumbent workers. |
Bristol Community College |
Joseph Abboud | Manufacturing | $69,978 | 69 | New & Incumbent | Training of new and incumbent workers to fill new positions or to provide necessary skills to recent hires. Also training leaders with an advanced skill set to become training coaches. |
Bristol Community College |
South Coast Health Systems | Allied Health | $69,958 | 60 | Incumbent | Creating & implementing four continuing education units (CEU) for medical assistants. National & Mass Health Care Reform require employees to be certified/credentialed in order to enter information in the Electronic Medical Health Records (EMR) system. |
Middlesex Community College |
Community Team Work, Inc. | Social Service | $69,933 | 400 20 |
Incumbent & New |
Train 20 child development workers for open positions, management training to nine executives and provide customer service training to 400 incumbent workers. |